The next edition of the Volvo yacht race in 2011-12 will be shorter, less costly and have more entries, in order to be more competitive and hopefully more exciting for the public, organisers said on Monday. The changes will make the race "the premier global yachting competition," said Knud Frostad, the Norwegian director of the round-the-world event. The 2008-2009 edition ...

Sweden's Ericsson 4 Tuesday celebrated its victory in the 2009-2010 edition of the Volvo around-the-world yacht race, a nine-month event that is one of the most gruelling in the world of sport. The VO70 yacht skippered by Brazilian Torben Grael came in third in the ninth and next-to-last stage between the Swedish port of Marstrand and Sandhamn, an island ...

Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race announced Sunday changes to the next edition of the round-the-world yacht race aimed at boosting the number of women who take part. For the first time in the 36-year history of the event, formerly called the Whitbread race, no women sailors are taking part in the 2008-09 edition of the race, which involves eight ...

America's Cup winner Alinghi said Thursday it "regrets" that challenger Oracle has rejected its offer to resume talks aimed at resolving a dispute over the next race. Alinghi's home club, Societe Nautique de Geneve, said it sent a letter to Golden Gate Yacht Club, which backs ...